Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (19 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
2.2
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1763
2479
2945
3016
2510
1730
1325
1034
825
584
418
347
228
160
292
280
311
348
279
183
172
167
164
161
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
45
NW
40
N
40
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43PM2.12m
7:08AM1.92m
7:41PM2.05m
8:08AM1.87m
8:39PM1.96m
9:08AM1.82m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.06m
1:25PM0.02m
2:03AM0.09m
2:23PM0.09m
2:59AM0.13m
3:20PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
5
5
6
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
14
17
16
17
18
19
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
6
6
8
8
7
9
8
8
10
13
15
9
9
7
9
10
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
2.2
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1763
2479
2945
3016
2510
1730
1325
1034
825
584
418
347
228
160
292
238
311
348
279
126
172
167
164
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
19
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.5
S
10
0.4
NE
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
35
32
37
30
8
20
11
49
40
280
273
198
178
183
45
24
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.3
NE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.6
NW
4
0.1
SE
16
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
13
12
12
12
11
27
10
14
10
16
6
50
48
35
8
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNW
4
1.6
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.2
S
3
1
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
17
64
35
146
200
209
282
135
1
40
24
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
3
3
3
27
0
0
0
3
3
145
145
145
30
3
13
13
27
27
252
5
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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